Description: 1939 newspaper w photo NY GIANTS baseball NEGR0 MASCOTbutNO Major League players 1939 newspaper with captioned photo - NY GIANTS baseball team hires a NEGR0 MASCOT but still ML baseball has no Major League colored players - inv # 6F-316 Please visit our EBAY STORE for THOUSANDS MORE HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS for SALE or at auction SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Bridgeport Times-Star (CT) dated July 27, 1939. This original newspaper contains a captioned photo of CECIL HALEY, a 13-year old NEGR0 boy hired as a "good luck" mascot by the NEW YORK GIANTS baseball team. It was ironic that ML baseball would hire a NEGR0 mascot but that ML baseball had no African-American players on any of the ML baseball teams/ Newspapers across the country saw it as a human interest story about baseball; the Black Press saw it very differently. With his team in a slump, New York Giants Manager Bill Terry brought in 13-year-old Cecil Haley to “bring the Giants some badly needed luck.”The Associated Press said of Haley’s first day on the job:“Cecil, a NEGR0 MASCOT, was given a Giant uniform yesterday, allowed to sit in the dugout for the first time and promised a trip West if he’d bring the Giants some badly-needed luck. The net result of his work? Pirates 4, Giants 3.”Very different stories appeared in the Black press. The Washington Afro-American said:“(O)rganized big leagues will have colored mascots but steadfastly refuse to accept them as players. The proud lad sits under the bat rack in the Giants’ dugout, but to date, something must be wrong, because the Giants are hopelessly battling for fifth place.”The New York Age said:“Cecil Haley, New York Giants colored mascot, will know better when he grows older and tries to get a job playing for the same team."Very good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect the purchased item from damage in the mail. Upon request by the buyer, we can ship by USPS Media Mail to reduce postage cost; however, please be aware that USPS Media Mail can be very slow in its time of transit to the buyer. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We list thousands of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 50 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 50+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale. Stephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 50 years. We are located in the charming Maryland Eastern Shore town of OXFORD, Maryland. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 50+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursors) for sale.We invite customer requests for historical newspapers that are not yet located in our extensive Ebay listing of items. With an inventory of nearly a million historical newspapers (and their early precursors) we are likely have just the one YOU are searching for.WE ARE ALSO ACTIVE BUYERS OF HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS, including large and small personal collections, bound volumes, significant individual issues, or deaccessions from libraries and historical societies. IF YOU WANT TO SELL, WE WANT TO BUY !!! Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
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